Also called Ívaldi's sons, Ivaldasynir.
Their story
When Loki cut off all of Sif's hair, Thor made him go to the dwarves called the sons of Ivaldi. They made new hair of gold that would grow like real hair, the ship Skíðblaðnir which always has a fair wind and folds up like a cloth, and the spear Gungnir. Grímnismál says the sons of Ivaldi made Skíðblaðnir at the beginning of days.
Best times to give to them
- when mending something broken
- before making something beautiful
What they like being given
- a careful repair done well
- a little gold thread or wire
How to honour them
- Repair something damaged so it is better than before, in honour of their gift to Sif.
- Give a handmade gift to someone who has lost something dear to them.
How they can help you
- restoration
- beauty in craft
- making amends
Symbols
- golden hair
- the folding ship Skíðblaðnir
- the spear Gungnir
The sons are never individually named.
Sources
- Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál (the dwarves' gifts)
- Poetic Edda, Grímnismál 43
More Norse spirits
- The Dísir Ancestral mothers and guardian women
- The Álfar The elves, bright and hidden folk
- The Landvættir The spirits of the land
- Jötnar The giants, elder powers of the wild
- The Daughters of Ægir and Rán The nine waves of the sea
- Dvergar The master smiths under stone
- Einherjar The chosen dead of Valhalla
- Fylgja The follower spirit at your side